St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-10-07
A Welcome Contrasting
Strongly With the Chicago
Bear Garden Affair.
Great Throngs Pay Their Re-
spectS in a Decent and
Orderly Manner.
The Banquet at Night--Madi-
son Ready to Greet
the Executive.

CHICAGO. Oct. 6.-SwarmS of people
again filled all the approaches to the
Palmer house this morning, eagerly
watching for glimpse of President
Cleveland when lie should emerge for
drive 10 the international military en-
campment. Crowds of workmen and
shop girls on the way to their daily tasks
forgot for the time being the toll before
them and pressed forward through the
Jam of country people and well-dressed
city sight-seers. \ half-dozen mounted
police had no little trouble clearing a
passage for the presidents carriage,
which was drawn by four spanking
bays. The sky was lowering, and
every one was predicting rain would
fall before the president could make a
start. Not drop fell, however, and at
S:45, Mr.. Cleveland looking but little
worse for his wholesale handshaking of
thN previous day appeared at the arched
doorway. With hat dotted and many a
good-natured bow to the cheering crowd,
he lightly sprang into the waiting car
riage and in trice was Whirllng
through the thick of the business dis
trict and out Washington boulevard to
the encampment. He was accompanied
by Mayor Roche. Gen. Terry and
dozen lesser dignitaries. Early as it
was and threatening as was the day,
the sidewalks along the entire route
were lined with people, including thou
sands who, Notwithstanding strenuous
all day and evening efforts yesterday,
had failed to see the president or his
wife in the general confusion prevail
ing. A ludicrous incident occurred at
10 10 rllrlrll ln1lt
grounds. The presidents carriage got.
STUCK IN THE MUD.
There was not moments time to
spare, and the prancing bays were
smartly lashed with the whip. 1t was
nip and tuck with the mud that was
made thick and sticky by rain during
the night Finally the vehicle contain
ing the chief magistrate of the nation
gave terrific lunge forward and was
gone from the laughing, cheering crowd.
a rapid drive past the two or three
thousand troops drawn up in line, a
laundering salute from the artillery,
and bows and smiles to the couple of
thousand spectators in the stands, COM
pleted the ceremonies at the encamp-
ment. Without delay the president
boarded train for the depot down town.
from which the start for Milwaukee was
to be made. 1t lacked but five minutes
of 10, the schedule time of the start for
Milwaukee when he arrived. Mrs.
Cleveland had preceded him by half an
hour, slipping quietly into a carriage
at the hotel and being driven to the
depot comparatively unObserved. The
hundreds of spectators crOwding the
waiting rooms when she arrived, had
grown to thousands in the short inter-
val before the president came. Behind
the long ratings on the platforms par
allel with the presidential train it seemed
like the quarter stretch of Derby day,
closely packed and thoroughly excited
were the people. Mrs. Cleveland gaZed
out of the windows of her car with de-
cided interest. that heightened when the
president stepped from the incoming
train on an adjoining track and briskly
walked to her side. At once a chorus
of entreaties went up for them to come
out on the platform. I'VE want to see
Mrs. Cleveland,n and 'Three cheers for
Grover" were the cries. When Mrs.
Cleveland in her green travelling dress,
and the president with head uncovered
appeared at the rear door of the train, a
mighty cheer rolled through the depot
Just then the train began to move, a
burst of sunshine lit up the scene, and
while the multitude yelled itself hOarSe
the president and his fair young wife
waved farewell to Chicago.
On the way to the international en-
campment this morning President
Cleveland expressed desire to see the
historic site of the Haymarket massacre,
at the corner of Desplaines and Ran
dolph streets, where Mayor Roche de-
scrfbed the terrible tragedy. The pres
ident viewed the scene with profound
interest as his carriage moved slowly
around the Haymarket square The
procession then started on brisk trot
southwark on Halstead to Washington
boulevard